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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 29 May 1985

Vol. 358 No. 13

Written Answers. - Professional Consultancies.

599.

asked the Minister for Defence if he will state in tabular form the total sum spent by his Department on outside professional consultancies of all kinds in each of the years 1970 to date.

Expenditure by the Department of Defence on consultancy services is shown in the following statement.

Statement

Year

Expenditure

£

1970

Nil

1971

Nil

1972

19,397

1973

88,418

1974

Nil

1975

1,086

1976

Nil

1977

56,520

1978

71,073

1979

126,935

1980

203,284

1981

59,644

1982

225,790

1983

85,862

1984

146,028

1985 (to date)

67,026

Note: Expenditure in respect of architects, consultant engineers and quantity surveyors engaged by the Department on construction projects is not included in the above figures.

600.

asked the Minister for the Public Service if he will state, in tabular form, the total sum spent by his Department on outside professional consultancies of all kinds in each of the years 1970 to date.

The Department of the Public Service was established with effect from 1 November 1973. The total amounts spent by the Department on consultancy services in each year since then were as follows:

Year

Expenditure

£

1974 (April-December)

36,500

1975

112,245

1976

107,141

1977

85,186

1978

115,502

1979

110,466

1980

202,134

1981

182,024

1982

146,488

1983

176,770

1984

200,859

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